Acrobat Professional
Adobe Acrobat Professional is used to create and edit PDF documents.
1. How to convert Word documents and PPT files.
2. How to request Adobe Acrobat Professional software
3. Converting image files into a PDF file
4. Export PDF to images
5. Advanced Editing
6. Security features of Adobe PDF
1. How to convert Word documents and PowerPoint files to PDF
• Open the document you wish to convert
• Ways to convert the document to Adobe PDF
o Click the Convert to Adobe PDF button on the toolbar
o Click Adobe PDF menu, Convert to adobe PDF
o Click File, Print, and select Adobe PDF as the printer from the printer dropdown
menu.
• Your document is converted to Adobe PDF
• By default the file will be saved in the same location as the document you opened.
2. How to request Adobe Acrobat Professional software
• Contact your Dean or Supervisor to request purchasing an Acrobat Professional software
license.
3. Converting image files into a PDF file
• Go to File, Create PDF, From multiple files
• Click Browse to select and add image files
• To change the order in the list, highlight the image file and click the move up or move
down button
• To remove a image file, select the file and click the remove button
• Click Ok to convert and consolidate the images into one PDF file
• Save the PDF file by going to File, Save As
4. Export PDF to images
• Go to File, Save As, change the Save as Type to JPEG and click save
• Each page in the PDF document will be converted to an image file.
5. Advanced Editing
• The advanced editing features of Adobe Acrobat Professional allow minor text touchups
and other editing tools.
• Go to Tools menu, Advanced Editing
• The Touch Up Text Tool allows editing of text within a PDF document for minor text
changes and addictions.
• Other tools include adding links, movies, and sounds to the PDF document
6. Security features of Adobe PDF
• Add a Document password
o Go to Document, Security, Restrict Opening and Editing
o In the password security box select which version is required to open the
document
o Select Require a Password to Open the Document
o In the password box type a password then click ok
o Type the password again to verify then click ok
• Add a Digital Signature
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Go to File, Save as Certified Document
Click ok to create a self signed Digital ID
Choose the allowed action for your document and click next to follow the steps to
certify the document
Choose Sign and Save as to certify the document
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